Leviticus 13:39:2Lev.13.39.W2TAB
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
hakohen
“the priest”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-HEN
- Extended
- hah-koh-HEN
- IPA
- /hakkoˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the priest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ko-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN
- clause
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH veh-or-be-sa-RAM be-ha-ROT KE-hoht leh-va-NOT
- sentence
veh-ra-AH ha-ko-HEN ve-hin-NEH veh-or-be-sa-RAM be-ha-ROT KE-hoht leh-va-NOT BO-hak HU pa-RAKH ba-OR ta-HOR HU
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֗ן | ha-kkôhēn} ‘the priest’ identifies the authorized ritual examiner.
Root and etymology
k-h-nkaf–heh–nun
“to minister”
In context — Leviticus 13:39
And the priest shall look, and behold, on the skin of their flesh there are dull white spots; it is a skin discoloration that has broken out on the skin, and the person is clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 13:39, so the Hebrew word הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hakohen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.13.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.39.W2.S1) and character.